Tansy Rayner Roberts
The author of Tea & Sympathetic Magic and Gorgons Deserve Nice Things takes on fairy tales in this collection of short stories.Snow White keeps dying, and only Cinders can save her.A duchess is haunted by a white cat.Every prince inherits a cursed castle. (When in doubt, follow the woman with the burning sword.)An artist is kidnapped by a fairy king and must tell every fairy tale she knows in an endless loop, to stay alive.A wicked fairy marries a princess to win back the kingdom she stole.Ten stories, each paired with an author’s note and countless book recommendations. Because fairy tales are edged weapons.